Save the Pixel

In my online search for help in building my first website, I came across a real gem of a book:

Save the Pixel - The Art of Simple Web Design by Ben Hunt.

Its central theme is that you need to manage the user's attention as your most precious resource. Every pixel on your page competes for this attention. One quote:

Likelihood of success is proportional to amount of visitor attention, divided by the amount of stuff they have to look through to get what they need next.

With the bloody 2:1 exchange rate of the Dollar for the Pound the price of this e-book was around $30, but I consider it a good value, nonetheless.

The website on which I found the book:

http://webdesignfromscratch.com

may be known to many of you, but was new to me. There's a wealth of information here, as well --distilled wisdom and best practices. The text is enhanced by many links to websites that help to illustrate principles of good design (and egregious violations of these).